LoglineSeries Finale. Trapped inside a mysterious alien portal that defies familiar rules of time, space, and gravity, Captain Burnham must fight Moll – and the environment itself – in order to locate the Progenitors’ technology and secure it for the Federation. Meanwhile, Book puts himself in harm’s way to help Burnham...
Lengthy but meaningless action sequences? Check. Shaky cams all the damn time? Check. People talking about their feelings at the worst possible moment? Check. No apparent command structure and people just doing whatever they want? Check. One-dimensional villains? Check. Flamethrowers on the bridge? Check. (although, to be honest, those are so absurd that I’ll actually miss them)
I liked the future scenes because they were noticably slower and cerebral than pretty much anything that Discovery did during its five seasons. I wish they would have done something like that more often.
But yeah, that’s it. I’m somewhat glad it’s over. I liked the first two seasons of the show. Despite their flaws I appreciated that they’ve tried something new in the Star Trek franchise. And ultimately that led to Strange New Worlds, so I’ll have to give them credit for that. Anything after the season 3 time jump was not my cup of tea though. There was never enough worldbuilding for my taste because so much screentime was devoted to Burnham and Book, and that meant that the 31st century never really felt “real” to me.
Maybe I’ll rewatch seasons 1 and 2 somewhere down the line but I have no interest in watching seasons 3-5 again. I’ll just treat them as Burnham’s fever dream or something like that.
The wheel to wheel racing is better than in the V10 era, and that’s what the regulations intend to do. What’s the point of being fast in a straight line when the actual racing is shit? As a spectator you don’t notice the difference between 355 and 365 kph anyway.
I’m not really sure if I can convey my thought process in English but I’ll try.
The cars still all have to travel back to the pit lane
That is true. However you could see that some cars struggled to clear the stationed Mercedes and had to take to the grass. There was a bunch of debris on either side of the Mercedes.
After a red flag the other drivers could take their time to find the safest way around the Mercedes, or if necessary stop the car entirely. That’s not really possible during a VSC because the race is technically still going on. Or to put it another way: during a VSC the drivers only slow down as much as they have to. But they don’t want to slow more than necessary. Let’s say the driver in front of you has a time penalty that will be applied after the race. During a VSC you’ll scramble by the stopped car as fast as possible to not lose more time. It’s potentially unsafe.
• In the episode “No Small Parts” Ransom explains to Captain Freeman that he calls the 2260s the ”TOS Era” in honour of ”Those Old Scientists” like Spock and and Scotty. Of course, this episode takes place in 2259, so clearly it’s time for a shake-up among the SNW production team....
Worf suffered discommendation and was stripped of his honour in “Sins of the Father”.
By the time Boimler is around Worf had gotten his honour back…and lost it again, and got it back… I think. It’s hard to keep track. But his family honor was restored in "Redemption’ for helping Gowron in the civil war.
I wonder if the VFX department didn’t get the memo.
It could also be an early script draft and during production they decided not to spend time and money on changing the ship model. Not everything you see in a script will end up on the screen.
Oftmals wird ja argumentiert dass bei der maskulinen Form die weibliche miteinbezogen ist, umgekehrt aber regt es auf. Also kann es nicht ganz unbedeutend sein....
Behörden sollten sich an das amtliche Regelwerk des Rates für deutsche Rechtschreibung halten. (siehe Geltungsbereich) Und da gibt’s keine Sonderzeichen mitten im Wort.
Was Privatpersonen oder Unternehmen tun, ist deren Sache.
If you try to access F1TV via a VPN from your country where F1TV Pro is not available (like the UK) it will no longer play the full race videos and displays an geographical error code…
This will either be really fun or total nonsense. I like that they’re trying new things instead of only recycling old Trek tropes with aliens that have a different kind of bump on the forehead.
Damit kann man für 10 Euro pro Jahr (das ist zumindest der Preis bei den Berliner Bibliotheken) auf die Pressedatenbank zugreifen, in der viele Plus-Artikel größerer Nachrichtenseiten erfasst sind. Die Artikel landen in der Datenbank mit etwa Verzögerung (1-2 Tage) und nur, wenn sie auch in der Print-Ausgabe der jeweiligen Zeitung gedruckt werden. Für den Preis aber verschmerzbar.
Und das beste: mit dem Browser-Plugin BibBot muss man sich nicht mal die Mühe machen, selbst in der Datenbank zu suchen. Einfach einmalig die Zugangsdaten zur Bibliothek/Datenbank hinterlegen, dann den gewünschten Plus-Artikel anklicken und das Plugin sucht automatisch in der Datenbank nach dem Text. Falls vorhanden, wird der Text auf die aufgerufene Website rüberkopiert.
Interessant das die Leute von rechts nach links gehen würden.
“Links” und “rechts” ist halt auch Schubladendenken und es ist nur eine Schublade von vielen. “Autokratisch” und “liberal” wäre auch so ein Wortpaar, das relevant ist und das nicht deckungsgleich mit links/rechts ist. Und da gibt’s sicherlich noch viele weitere. Und irgendwo gibt es ein Wort, das für die vielen frustrierten Wähler zutrifft und das sowohl von der AgD und der potentiellen Wagenknecht-Partei bedient wird.
LoglineA shuttle accident leads to Spock’s Vulcan DNA being removed by aliens, making him fully human and completely unprepared to face T’Pring’s family during an important ceremonial dinner....
• The title refers to the Homer’s “Odyssey” when Odysseus’ voyage reached the land of the Lotus-eaters. These people’s primary food source was the fruit and flowers of the lotus, which was powerfully narcotic, and caused those of Homer’s crew who ate it to forget their desire to return home....
The files specifies, “Lieutenant Ortegas is a 23rd century Federation Starfleet officer.” Presumably it’s necessary for the files to have information about the century in which an officer serves due to all the time travel.
Ha, this is great. 😄 I wonder if they just copied her Memory Alpha article?
I’m not talking about stuff like O’Brien’s hollow rank pip, I’m talking about stuff like “Why make Chakotay a lt. commander rather than a full commander?”...
I remember an interview with Garrett Wang who talked about a conversation with Rick Berman where he asked him whether Kim would ever be promoted to Lieutenant. Berman pretty much shot him down, saying that someone has to be an ensign.
And I think that’s pretty much all the thought that went into it: have characters with a variety of ranks. Possibly to help the audience distinguish them better (“Join me in my ready room, [Rank]”). Although admittedly that didn’t work in the second half of TNG when pretty much everyone (except Worf) was addressed as “Commander” because by season 3(?) everyone was at least a Lieutenant Commander.
With Sisko I think they wanted to distinguish him from the other two Captains Kirk and Picard, and since he commanded “only” a space station that was an in-universe excuse to make Sisko a commander.
Which is a pity because the ideas of having “circles” was actually clever. Or at least I thought so back then. I wonder how modern social media would look like if they all implemented that.
Wir brauchen neue Arbeitszeitmodelle“, meint Sachsens Ministerpräsident Kretschmer. Sein Vorschlag: Längere Wochenarbeitszeiten und die Abschaffung der Rente mit 63....
the visuals on this show are stunning once again. The planet looked nice, the external VFX in the debris field of two celestial bodies that orbited Rigel VII several centuries ago looked nice, the Enterprise interiors look so nice.
Stuff that I didn’t like:
I’m not a fan of forced relationship dramas. Plus, from the pilot episode I got the feeling that Pike and Batel (does she even have a first name yet?) are only friends with benefits, but now Batel storms off after Pike says he wants to take it easy? Weird.
how can a society or any sort of structure be maintained if you can’t remember anything? The whole premise felt a bit off.
the writing for Ortegas was weak. Her personal log at the beginning of the episode sounded like it was written by ChatGPT. And the stuff towards the end of the episode wasn’t great either. The actor did the best she could with what she was given but the writing really didn’t do her any favors.
Viele Subreddits haben den Blackout längst aufgegeben. In meinen Augen blieb alles für Reddit konsequenzlos. Glaubt ihr dass dies ein sinnvoller und brauchbarer Protest ist?
Das wird noch eine ganze Weile weiterlaufen, nur die Qualität wird größtenteils abnehmen. Ausnahme dürften die Nischen-Subreddits sein, da wird's weitergehen wie bisher weil es einfach keinen adäquaten Ersatz gibt. Und das gilt nicht nur für die "kleinen" Subreddits. Das Subreddit für DC Comics beispielsweise hat über 1 Million Nutzer und man sollte meinen, dass es davon auch ein Lemmy-Gegenpart gibt. Gibt es auch. Mit sage und schreibe 8 (acht) Nutzern. Die Community auf Reddit wird also einfach ohne spürbare Veränderung weiter existieren.
Ich werde meinen Reddit Account auch nicht löschen, aber mich von allen Default-Subreddits abmelden und nur noch meine Nischen-Themen verfolgen. (Alle paar Tage am PC; die Mobil-App und die Mobil-Seite sind ja für'n Arsch)
Die großen Default-Subreddits werden es überleben, aber eher so im Stil von Facebook: es ist noch da, aber es ist beschissen.
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Discovery | 5x10 "Life, Itself"
LoglineSeries Finale. Trapped inside a mysterious alien portal that defies familiar rules of time, space, and gravity, Captain Burnham must fight Moll – and the environment itself – in order to locate the Progenitors’ technology and secure it for the Federation. Meanwhile, Book puts himself in harm’s way to help Burnham...
2024 Japanese Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread
ROUND 4: 🇯🇵 Japan...
F1 2026 engine regs to include 355km/h KERS-style ‘override’ boost system (www.autosport.com)
The ideal breakfast (lemmy.world)
Replay of George Russell crash on the final lap (dubz.link)
degree in bamf (mander.xyz)
Canon Connections: 2x07 - Those Old Scientists
• In the episode “No Small Parts” Ransom explains to Captain Freeman that he calls the 2260s the ”TOS Era” in honour of ”Those Old Scientists” like Spock and and Scotty. Of course, this episode takes place in 2259, so clearly it’s time for a shake-up among the SNW production team....
Just spotted this from the script for Voyagers finale. (lemmy.zip)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/836172...
Österreichische Justizministerin verfasst Gesetzesentwurf in weiblicher Form und erntet dafür Kritik. Wie seht ihr das? (www.derstandard.at)
Oftmals wird ja argumentiert dass bei der maskulinen Form die weibliche miteinbezogen ist, umgekehrt aber regt es auf. Also kann es nicht ganz unbedeutend sein....
F1TV blocking VPN access.. (feddit.uk)
If you try to access F1TV via a VPN from your country where F1TV Pro is not available (like the UK) it will no longer play the full race videos and displays an geographical error code…
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to Feature First-Ever Star Trek Musical Episode | SDCC 2023 (startrek.com)
[Android Authority] I've run out of patience with the Pixel Tablet as a smart hub (www.androidauthority.com)
A little eye-opening to read about the issues experienced. Glad I wasn’t an early adopter in this case.
Unzufriedenheit mit Söder: CSU sinkt ins Umfragetief (www.zdf.de) German
Welche Finanz-Lifehacks kennt ihr? German
Wo kann man hier und da was sparen? Oder smarter anlegen? Smarte Tipps und Carbona-im-Duschwasser gekocht. Alles erlaubt.
Umfrage: Wagenknecht-Partei käme in Thüringen auf Platz 1 (www.thueringer-allgemeine.de) German
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x05 "Charades"
LoglineA shuttle accident leads to Spock’s Vulcan DNA being removed by aliens, making him fully human and completely unprepared to face T’Pring’s family during an important ceremonial dinner....
Canon Connections: Strange New Worlds 2x04 - Among the Lotus Eaters
• The title refers to the Homer’s “Odyssey” when Odysseus’ voyage reached the land of the Lotus-eaters. These people’s primary food source was the fruit and flowers of the lotus, which was powerfully narcotic, and caused those of Homer’s crew who ate it to forget their desire to return home....
Did the writers care about the ranks of their characters?
I’m not talking about stuff like O’Brien’s hollow rank pip, I’m talking about stuff like “Why make Chakotay a lt. commander rather than a full commander?”...
This might help explain the spectacular launch of Threads (lemmy.world)
Automatically creating a shadow account for everyone on Instagram?...
Pro Woche eine Stunde mehr: Kretschmer schlägt Verlängerung der Arbeitszeit vor (www.tagesspiegel.de) German
Wir brauchen neue Arbeitszeitmodelle“, meint Sachsens Ministerpräsident Kretschmer. Sein Vorschlag: Längere Wochenarbeitszeiten und die Abschaffung der Rente mit 63....
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x04 "Among the Lotus Eaters"
Written by Kirsten Beyer & Davy Perez...
Keiner will mehr arbeiten – Geld spielt keine Rolle, sondern Freizeit (www.agrarheute.com) German
Sync for Reddit developer is making Sync for Lemmy (old.reddit.com)
Reddit nutzer laden scheinbar White-Noise Videos hoch um weiter zu protestieren (twitter.com) German
Viele Subreddits haben den Blackout längst aufgegeben. In meinen Augen blieb alles für Reddit konsequenzlos. Glaubt ihr dass dies ein sinnvoller und brauchbarer Protest ist?